A Cornucopia of Classics Resources is an ever-growing site that aims to streamline the development of more diverse and inclusive reading lists within the field of Classics.
Read the Cornucopia Manifestoby Marchella Ward The discipline in which I teach – known as Classical Studies – depends on linear time both for its constitution as a unit of study, as well as for its modes of investigation. The easiest way to tell…
By Kelly Nguyen Abstract: Natio as a concept has been profoundly understudied. Previous scholarship has tended to gloss over the various nuances of natio and relegate the concept to the realm of either “nationality” or…
By Emma Bridges, Edith Hall, and P. J. Rhodes Abstract: This introductory chapter begins with a brief discussion of the purpose of the book, which is to throw the maximum possible fresh light on both the consistency of…
By Ali Ansari Professor Ali Ansari argues that world history takes on a different hue when seen through Persian eyes, as he takes the listener on a grand journey from ancient past to immediate present. Professor Ansari…
by Jennifer Roberts. Description: Jennifer Roberts, Professor of Classics at the City College of New York, discusses Herodotus. Podcast by Historically Thinking. View on the website.
by Heba Abd el Gawad and Usama Ali Gad. Description: Shivaike Shah talks to Dr Heba Abd El Gawad from University College London and Dr Usama Ali Gad from Ain Shams University in Cairo about the colonisation of…
Directed by Suzuki Tadashi This adaptation of Electra takes the ancient play and incorporates it with the traditional Japanese theatre dance, Noh. The Suzuki Company of Toga itself is very centred on preserving…
by Anastasia Bakogianni. Description: Classics Confidential’s own Anastasia is interviewed by Sonya Nevin about her work for War as Spectacle (Anastasia tells us how Greek tragedy was co-opted by film director Michael…
by Katherine Clarke. Description: Dr Katherine Clarke gives a talk for the Classics Open Day, held on 15th March 2013. It focuses on the roles and features of exploration in Greek literature. Podcast by University of…
By Spike Lee Chi-Raq is a film by Spike Lee, a prominent Black director whose films centre around racism and anti-black violence in America. He takes Lysistrata and places it in the gang wars of Chicago, translating…